Rollits is one of Yorkshireâ€™s leading law firms, operating from offices in Hull and York.

The firm has been providing high-quality legal advice since its foundation in 1841 and, today, works with businesses and private clients from across the region, around the UK and overseas.

Rollits delivers a range of legal services, covering all aspects of commercial and personal law. Sector specialisms include agriculture, charities and social enterprise, education, family business, food, construction and development, renewable energy and social housing.

The firm

Rollits is built on strong core values â€“ integrity, trust, teamwork and a commitment to investing in the professional development of everyone at the firm. The practice has earned national acclaim due to its consistent, expert and partner-led approach, and has held Lexcel Accreditation since 1999.

Developing long-term relationships with clients is at the heart of Rollitsâ€™ ethos. Many of its business clients have been with the firm for decades, and on the private client side, generations of families across Yorkshire have trusted Rollits with all their legal matters.

Positive, available and approachable, the firmâ€™s lawyers work to ensure clients feel valued and in control at all times. Avoiding legal jargon, they provide sound, pragmatic, specialised advice designed to help clients make the right decisions to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Proud of its Yorkshire heritage, and with a real sense of place, Rollits is an active part of the regional community, encouraging its people to become involved with, and support, many regional charities, local schools, colleges and universities, and business networks.

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All Rollitsâ€™ lawyers are encouraged and enabled to develop skills and knowledge that allow them to specialise in dedicated areas of law â€“ providing the firm with extensive expertise across a wide range of areas.

The document entitled "Statement of Changes to Immigration Rules" which was released by the House of Commons on the 7th March 2019, outlined and advised us on a number of changes that will come into place that will affect the Tier 1 Investor Visa amongst other visa programmes and schemes. The latest article on our website discusses both of these new UK business visa routes. Our immigration lawyers London are already up to date on all of the required information for both the NEW Tier 1 Start-Up Visa and the NEW Tier 1 Innovator Visa .

According to the new document from the House of Commons on March 7th 2019 titled â€śStatement of Changes to Immigration Rulesâ€ť, a number of changes will come into place that affecting the Tier 1 UK Investor Visa programme amongst other visa programmes and schemes. Read about them in our latestÂ article .Â

There is no doubt that the UK has to date benefited immensely from visa-free EUÂ immigration to the extent that visa conditions and caps on non-EU migrant have undermined and overshadowed the ability of this group to play a prominent role in British industry and commerce and in its expanding and overburdened NHS service. It is the view ofÂ Gulbenkian Andonian Â however, that afterÂ Brexit, there should be a noticeable change in those skilled non-EU migrants contributing to British society in a meaningful way.Â

From 1 January 2021 everyone except for British and Irish citizens will be subject to immigration control in the UK. Â Gulbenkian Andonian solicitors has already published an article on this topic of post- Brexit immigration and has discussed the case of EU nationals and family members after Brexit, you can find that article here as one of many in our blog .

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Regardless of the Brexit outcome, the United Kingdom will remain one of the world most powerful economies. With a market of 65 million people and close ties with Europe, many overseas-based organisations look to establishing a subsidiary or branch office in Britain.